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Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LV)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LV)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Nix: B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Bo Nix is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Singer at that price is a win they earned. The Raiders indulged a want in Smith while a need in edge rusher, running back and other spots stayed open. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If Frazier pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Bo Nix
By-the-book stuff, Bo Nix at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 12: Josh Newton for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick112 Rnd4 Junior Colson
A premium they did not need to pay, Junior Colson a notch or two before his time. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 149th pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in slot 190 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
Taking Dorian Singer in No. 233 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.